intendancy

noun

in·​tend·​an·​cy

variants or less commonly intendency

-dənsē,

-si

plural -es

1

: the office, function, or employment of an intendant

also : a body of intendants

2

usually intendency [Spanish intendencia, from intendente] : a district under an intendant

Word History

Etymology

intendancy probably from French intendance + English -y; intendency probably from Middle French intendance + English -ency

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